Day 64 Another Pearl Resort

Mo'orea
We used the dinghy to visit the Pearl with the intent of hanging out by the pool and using the Internet.
Mark had met another American couple, Tom and Wendy from Bakersfield and Tom was fascinated by our trip. They have a Hobie Cat at home and do annual charters in the Caribbean.
It seems that when people hear about our trip, there are two very opposite reactions with none in between. Either we get the “Oh my god you’re living my dream” or the reaction is: “I could never be on a boat that long”. The “dream” folks all seem to either own a sailboat or to have been around sailboats, particularly Moorings charters - mostly in the Caribbean. The others are not boat people so this experience seems very foreign and they think more about seasickness and the other sailboat deprivations than the benefits and good experiences.
Even some of the “dream” folks do not realize that if you are free to go where you want and you don’t have to pay for fuel to go there, the South Pacific is a garden of delights. Each island is different from the others. Most of them are never reached by cruise ships or by airplanes. Some of them are inhabited by people who have only rarely seen Westerners. Some have anchorages or beaches that could grace the covers of the best travel magazines. Everywhere, the water is crystal clear and warm. Fishing is relatively easy and the deep water fish are all safe to eat. We were catching fish right alongside the Japanese trawlers that bring the fish to Japan for fresh sushi. The difference is that while we were enjoying the sashimi, they were still transporting “fresh” fish to the Japanese markets.
I would never recommend that a non boat person take a trip like this but for those with sailboat experience and the time to spare, this is the trip of a life time.